Listed Building: Well-house approx 250m north of Church of St. Mary (1075308)

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Grade II
NHLE UID 1075308
Date assigned 18 January 1968
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Well-house. Probably C16. Coursed squared ironstone. Small square structure. Plank door in small chamfered doorway with round arch head. Steep pitched stone roof. Barrel-vaulted inside. This well supplied water to Canons Ashby House (q.v.) by means of hollow oak pipes. Known as the Norwell and said to have supplied the priory and to have been originally built in 1253. (National Trust Guide 1984 p.39)

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Grid reference Centred SP 5785 5070 (11m by 8m)
Civil Parish CANONS ASHBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

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Nov 13 2023 3:33PM

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